[header=info]Informations[header=DAs]Demon Avengers?
Demon Avengers or DAs were released in a KMS patch v.1.2.457. For the demon, you have the choice of choosing either a Demon Slayer or Demon Avenger. Demon Avengers are also very new to KMS and GMS won't release it until 3~5 months.

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[header=Storyline]StorylineThe Demon Avenger's storyline is the same as Demon Slayer's. I will include it for those who do not know either storyline.

[i]The Demon's story begins at the Temple of Time, approximately a hundred years ago. The Demon had served under the Black Mage for many years, and suddenly realizes he had became an absolute ruler and could no longer serve him. [/i]

[i]He encounters his henchman, Mastema, and demands her who she serves. After she admits her loyalty to the Demon, he tells her to deliver a letter to the Heroes. Despite the concern, she agrees.[/i]

[i]Earlier that day, there was a meeting between the Demon and the three other Black Wing commanders: Orchid, Von Leon and Arkarium. During the meeting, they mentioned that the Black Mage demanded everything destroyed.[/i]

[i]This alarms the Demon, as his family was located near Leafre, one of the burning sites. He quickly leaves to that destination. However, all he could find was a locket of his deceased mother and brother.[/i]

[i]Back in the current time, the vengeful Demon attacks Arkarium as he tries to enter the Black Mage's throne, but to no avail. Arkarium summons a few Lykas, but are quickly defeated by the Demon.[/i]

[i]As Arkarium is about to make an all out attack on the Demon, the Black Mage opens up his doors, granting the Demon permission to enter.[/i]

[i]The Demon engages the Black Mage in a fierce fight. However, the Demon is no match for his master and ends up being sealed in a large egg. Fortunately, the Demon severely crushes the Black Mage's defenses which would soon allow victory for the Heroes.[/i]

[i]In present day, the Demon finds his energy dropping. He quickly breaks out and finds himself in the Black Wings' base in Edelstein, and realizes that he has dramatically weakened. When the Black Wings Rabbit Guards attempt to capture him, the Demon kills them with ease. J, a Resistance member who just witnessed the whole thing, explains the situation. The Demon collapses and faints, but is quickly brought to the Resistance hideout.[/i]

[i]In the Resistance Base, the Demon begins to recap all the events. He then overhears the other Resistance members talking about him, and J takes the Demon out of the room. The rest of the Resistance members start interrogating him. They eventually come to the conclusion to recruit him into the Resistance in order to be able to defeat the Black Wings. Knowing that the Black Wings will get into his way, he agrees to join them.[/i]

[i]From then on, the Demon is bent on revenge, tracking down the Black Mage for the rest of his life to avenge his family, and killing those who betrayed him.[/i]

Directly from MapleWiki

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[header=FR]FAQ
Q. Does Demon Avenger get Force Shields like Demon Slayer?A. Yes they do and the 4th job Force Shields can be potentialed.

Q. Does Demon Avenger gain force from Force Shields?
A. No, they do not. It would be useless anyway.

Q. What weapon does Demon Avenger use?A. They use a Desperado, a one handed weapon

Q. Does Demon Avengers have hyper skills?
A. Yes, they do.

Q. Is Demon Avenger brother of Demon Slayer?A. No, it is not.

Q. What is Demon Avenger's main AP?
A. It is HP believe it or not. HP increases Demon Avenger's range.

This is probably the most useful skill and how it makes DAs really cheap. Demonic Class is a beginner skill that lets you ignore the stats(not the levels) of any warrior equipment. So you can wear Warrior equipments while having high hp.

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[header=AP]AP build?So DAs main stat is hp and is known for high damage and hp. The hp when you are level 109 is 52k. Gonna laugh at Paladins now. Who's the real tank now? I'll bet you will use total of 1000 power elixir until you are level 200. Not including bossing.

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[header=ES]Exceed System
Demon Avengers have a system called "Exceed" where you use your HP to activate certain skills. Exceed Skills make you stronger the more you use them but it drains your hp more. In order to use the Exceed System to its full potential, you must use the Exceed Skill until you reach your final stage. At the final stage, your attack speed will increase and your range will increase too.

[header=RO]Release OverloadSince one basiler asked me for further explanation, I will. Release Overload is a skill that you gain in your first job advancement. When you are at your maximum exceed (ex. Exceed execution turns purple instead of blue when you are at your maximum limit), you can use this skills to fully recharge yourself and reset your exceed (ex. The color will turn back to blue for exceed: execution).

[header=EEP]Exceed Ease Pain
You get this skill at your 3rd job. This helps you lose less hp when you use exceed skills(ex. If you lose 7% hp from Exceed: Execution, you would lose 5% instead of 7). You also gain 20% extra damage for exceed skills.

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Exceed skills' damage and attack speed will be increased the more you use them, but when you hit 20 times, you will enter Overload and the amount of HP you can absorb from Absorb Life will decrease by 1%. Using another Exceed skill will reset the Overload state.

Rush forward, cutting down up to 10 enemies in your path, dealing 125% damage 4 times. Consumes 3% HP. [Exceed: damage will increase by 5% each time you use this skill up to a maximum damage of 145%, when you reach the final stage, range is increased] (max level: 20)[url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/demon-strike-effect.gif]Exceed: Demon Strike[/url]

While holding the key down, your Desperado will heal 10% of your health and attack up to 12 enemies for 400% damage continuously. After you let go of the key, an additional 1000% damage will be inflicted. Consumes 100 HP continuously. There is a cooldown of 12 seconds. (max level: 20)[url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/inhale-vitality-effect.gif]Inhale Vitality[/url]

Acquire the ability to defend against evil auras, increasing your resistance to states and elements by 50% and decreasing damage taken by 30% for 180 seconds. Consumes 900 HP. (max level: 20) [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/refract-evil-effect.gif]Refract Evil[/url]

Using the true power of the demon, attack up to 3 enemies in front of you for 600% damage three times. Consumes 9% HP. [Exceed: increasing attack speed, when you reach the final stage, another slash is added] (max level: 30) [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/execution-effect.gif]Exceed: Execution[/url]

Throw two shields to chase up to 2 enemies, dealing 500% damage. Each shield can hit a maximum of 5 times before disappearing. Consumes 1000 HP. There is a cooldown of 12 seconds. (max level: 30) [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/shield-chasing-effect.gif]Shield Chasing[/url]

Attack up to 12 enemies in front of you dealing 300% damage four times, tearing through their armor decreasing their defense by 30% for 20 seconds. Consumes 1000 HP. (max level: 30) [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/armor-break-effect.gif]Armor Break[/url]

Attack up to 14 enemies in front and behind you for 800% damage, imprisoning them for 20 seconds. Consumes 5000 HP. There is a cooldown of 120 seconds. (max level: 20) [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/bloody-imprison-effect.gif]Bloody Imprison[/url]

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[header=HS]Hyper Skills and Skill BuildHyper skills are skills that are exceptionally strong and have special damage caps instead of 999,999. Hyper Skills can be learned starting from level 140. Hyper skills also have stat enhancers and skill enhancers.

Forbidden Contract: By using a forbidden contract, increase your HP by 30% for 30 seconds. During this time, your skills will not use up any HP. Consumes 5000 HP. [required level: 150] [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/forbidden-contract-effect.gif]Forbidden Contract[/url]

Thousand Sword: The screen is shrouded in darkness, and then with tremendous speed, blue swords cut through up to 14 enemies dealing 300% 20 times. Consumes 3000 HP. There is a cooldown of 18 seconds.[required level: 170] [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/thousand-sword-effect.gif]Thousand Sword[/url]

Will of Liberty: The wish of the Resistance who dream of freedom and liberty in the Maple World becomes concrete, increasing your and Resistance in your party's damage by 10% and maximum damage by 5,000,000 for 60 seconds. There is a cooldown of 120 seconds. [required level: 200] [url=http://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/will-of-liberty-effect.gif]Will of Liberty[/url]

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As I explained before DAs use Desperados instead of axes/swords. Here are all the Desperado Weapons:

Very confusing. Which one? I would personally choose 100% critical but it is hard to get it because they do not have any buff or passive effect that increases their crits therefore you should go with PDR or bossing. Go with bossing the most useful!Way for ultimate boss % (require a lot of funding)
Demon slayer link skill level 2: 15% bossing

Many people hate parting with other people because you have to share exps. But there are huge privileges if you party other people. Many guides doesn't have which jobs you should train with. I got the idea from reading a guide a long time ago. The idea goes for @temptedjerkWhich job it should be credit goes to @killerzero4
Party:Demon Avenger(Yourself)
BishopPhantom
Buccaneer Kaiser/Evan
Paladin

PhantomPros: so many buffs i can't name it. Good DPS too.
Make sure they have "haste"(1st Job), "Rage"(2nd Job), "Concentrate"(3rd job), "Magic Crash"(3rd job) "Resurrection"(4th), "Sharp Eyes"(4th). You need Resurrection and Sharp Eyes because when the bishop just used resurrection, it has a cooldown so he can't use it for another 6 minutes, therefore, Phantom will use Resurrection. When he is done using Resurrection, he can switch to sharp eyes. Problem: if both Bishop AND Phantom used Resurrection and the cooldown isn't over, you guys are toast.

Cons: Low Defense and M.Defense.

Kaiser/Evan: they both have skills that reduce damage intake by 10%
They don't have cons!

Paladin:Pros: Combat Order and good defense so it wouldn't die and wouldn't ask you for resurrections.

Cons: Not exactly the "attacker"

Where you should train:
Flat Maps but if you must Stronghold and LHC. Mechanics must carefully set up portals and amplifiers while Battle Mages must be in the middle of the map to give auras to party members. Bishops must continually teleport to heal and Phantom must buff a lot since others are far away and give buffs to them individually.

[header=FD]FundingMost Important thing about characters are about funding of course. I will put about fundings for below-average, average, above average, and god mode. Idea goes for @TheDarkHero3BEFORE YOU READ. YOU CAN GET OVER 36% BECAUSE OF THE NEW POTENTIAL LINES IN KMS

Demon avenger will have quit a lot hp and will probably hit the max hp(500,000) if you are the high-average funded or god mode funded. Now you need the guide for potions. Potions are probably the third most important information on this guide.

You see, I used ice-cream pops until DS was level 101. I didn't know anything about "honsters" and all that. Waste of money.(oil prices are cheaper than honsters!). Anyway I regretted making that mistake, therefore I wanted to inform you guys.

Demon avenger has a skill that will raise the potion efficiency by 300%, meaning if you used red potion, you would recover 300 hp instead of 100. But this becomes useless when it comes to % potions. It doesn't affect them! "Gasp." Back to the guide.

You should use the this potion when you are:

Level 10-30: white potions because you wouldn't use that many potions during this level.

Level 90-200: if you can find it use [url=http://www.basilmarket.com/MapleStory-item-Power-Elixir-224.html]Power Elixir[/url]If you can't find one use HonsterIf you want more specific guide please you [url=http://www.basilmarket.com/MapleStory-Guide-Guide-to-Potions-418.html]Mr.basil's special guide[/url]
Where to get Power Elixirs: Hellisium Magnus(You have to be medium-high average funded). Help from @xDracius

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I have 100% str on my Hero and none of my items are legendary. %HP is available as potential just as easily and comes free with a bunch of equips. It shouldn't actually be that hard to get up to 100% HP on one of them.